It’s not a romantic moment and he’s definitely not proposing to Shraddha Kapoor

Varun Dhawan just wrapped up the shoot for Remo DSouza’s Any Body Can Dance 2. But before he finished the movie, he made a small video wishing Shraddha Kapoor and women all over the world a very Happy International Women’s Day (March 8).

In his unique style, Varun gives the boys and men advice to respect the women in their lives; well not directly. He goes down on one knee wishes Shraddha, who then says “Thathastu” and Varun responds by kissing her hand. A while ago the actor also tweeted, “One lifetime isn’t enough to celebrate women. #HappyWomensDay let’s try to treat them better cause who runs the world –girls.”

Well we definitely got his message loud and clear; let’s hope all his fans who’ve watched this special video understood his message too. And if you’ve not yet seen the video, don’t be disheartened as you can watch it right here.

A lot of B-town celebs felt that one day is not enough to celebrate the greatness of women

On the occasion of International Women’s Day on Sunday, Bollywood stars like Amitabh Bachchan, Karan Johar and Sonakshi Sinha have urged the society to treat women as equals throughout the year and not just assign them one day of the year.

Here’s what the stars have tweeted:

Amitabh Bachchan: ‘Woman’s Day’ .. ?? A single day dedicated to women? But a woman dedicates every day of her life!!!

Mrs Funny Bones strikes again, targeting her humourous tweets on the concept of Women’s Day

Twinkle Khanna is a true entertainer. Ever since she has held the pen, this lady never fails to tickle or funny bone. On Twitter she’s the No 1 Khiladi! Yes, Mrs Akshay Kumar claims she isn’t a great cook, but we disagree for she has served humour in a wide variety of dishes. From personal anecdotes to some politically incorrect opinions, Twinkle finds laughter in most topics. And her columns in dailies have only upped her popularity on social media.

On the occasion of Women’s Day, Twinkle discarded the idea of celebrating Women’s Day with her humourous tweet, pitching the idea of celebrating a day for men. Mrs Funny Bones tweeted,” Can we celebrate Numbskulls day dedicated to men?I shall fully participate with an Archie’s card or two in lip service ” While the tweet was high on humour and brought a faint smile on my face, the underlined message of the tweet that women don’t need a day to celebrate their greatness.

On the occasion of Women’s Day, these Gen Next Bollywood celebs wish for more power and respect to women

Women’s day is here and the internet is filled with women’s day messages coming from all sections of the society. Our Bollywood celebs were not far behind in sending out strong messages on Twitter this Women’s day.

Alia Bhatt, who has carved a niche for herself with back to back hits and the ability to laugh at herself, tweeted,”We are stronger than people think we are. We are MORE than equal! More power to all the women/girls out there!!! #HappyWomensDay”

Sonakshi Sinha, who is known for her Dabangg attitude, who slammed Kamal R Khan and took on Mahesh Bhatt recently, tweeted,” Why have just a day dedicated to us when we have the power to make EVERY day, our day?!? More power to u ladies, today n always! #bosslady”

Varun Dhawan advocated for better treatment of girls and women in our society, as he went on to tweet,” One lifetime isn’t enough to celebrate women. #HappyWomensDay let’s try to treat them better cause who runs the world -girls”

Bigg Boss Halla Bol winner, Gautam Gulati, posted a picture of him with ‘#HappyWomensDay’ inked on his hand, as he tweeted,”#HappyWomensDay #Respect”

Lets sit back and enjoy some of the brilliant pieces of fiction made last year, which showed how women in our society are….

Everyone talks about empowering women and today, the world chooses to commemorate their achievements by making this day special for them. We at BollywoodLife also appreciate the women power in the nation and across the globe. We present seven films which describe a every mood and feeling of a woman. We dedicate these movies to our wives, mothers, sisters, girlfriends, etc.

Khoobsurat

Starring Sonam Kapoor, this film was about how a girl being a complete mismatch in a royal family, manages to win the heart of the most handsome price charming. Sonam’s ‘royal misfit’ avatar was nothing less than spectacular. Also, its never easy to remake a Hrishikesh Mukerjee film, but this film can be called the mighty exception.

Mary Kom

Starring Priyanka Chopra, this film was about the life of a small town girl with a big dream. The biopic on Olympic medalist Mary Kom not just won PC a lot of appreciation, but also an entry into the Rs 100 crore club. The film got PC a lot of awards from various corners of the globe and brought forward the life of Mary Kom to the masses.

Mardaani

Starring Rani Mukerji, this film was about how an honest police women can stand up to the corrupt system and get things done the correct way when need be. The background theme of female kidnapping was described superbly by Pradeep Sarkar in this film. Also, Rani’s stellar performance is remembered by all and she was recently rewarded with a National Award for the same.

Bobby Jasoos

Starring Vidya Balan, this film was about a Hyderabadi girl having big dreams of becoming a detective. Vidya’s superb look changes in the film were appreciated a lot by the audiences.

Revolver Rani

Starring Kangana Ranaut, this film was about a desi gangster who falls in love and gets cheated by the guy. The portrayal of the desi-lovestuck gangster was done superbly by Kangy. The plot of the film was a satirical love story with the backdrop of politics, and that made the audiences go wow.

Gulaab Gang

Starring Madhuri Dixit Nene and Juhi Chawla, this film brought forward the real life of this UP gang of girls called Gulaab Gang. These girls together fight for their rights and try to let men know that they are nothing less in any manner. Madhuri and Juhi’s superb portrayal of the characters were appreciated a lot by the fans and critics alike.

Queen

Starring Kangana Ranaut, this was possibly one of the best films to have come in a long time. The nuances of the character that Kangy portrayed made her the Queen of B-Town. Her performance not just won her numerous awards but also a lot of appreciation from the crowds and critics.

Lakshmi

Starring Monali Thakur, this film was helmed by the National Award winning director Nagesh Kukunoor. The film earned a lot of respect from people across the globe for the brilliant performances. The story not just made people cry but also made them stand up and understand the oppression that women face in the present days.

Dedh Ishqiya

Starring Madhuri Dixit Nene and Huma Qureshi, this film was about two girls who were trying to escape from their bad present and make a successful future for themselves. The film was a great representation of how manipulative women can be when need arises.

So go ahead BollywoodLifers, have a look at all these films and let us know which one among them is your favourite. To all the women out there a very happy women’s day today.

They are the central characters of almost all daily soaps, but still are portrayed as this meek, damsels in distress, who can never speak up for themselves – and we’ve just had enough of that

On the occasion of Women’s Day, we thought of five gorgeous female characters from Indian daily soaps, who should speak their mind, take a stand and be a little more daring in life.

Kumkum Bhagya’s Pragya: The character of Pragya played by Sriti Jha is a beautiful person, who puts the whole world before herself. She takes everyone’s mean and harsh words, but never gives it back. There have been so many sequences in the show where she begs people not to misunderstand her, or begs to still stay with her husband, or pleads for her mother’s life. Abhi (Shabbir Ahluwalia) is undoubtedly her knight in shining armour, but it’s about time she shed this ‘bechari’ image of hers and does some saving on her own.

Satrangi Sasural’s Aarushi: She is a working woman who takes care of her entire family both monetarily and emotionally. The men in the family use her for money but don’t wish well for her. It’s about time she put her father and brother right. As for the seven mother-in-laws, it’s a fate any girl would be scared, especially when the MILs put you test at every step. I mean, who stops their daughter-in-law from entering the house right after the marriage? How many times should a girl prove that she is good and perfect for their son?

Saath Nibhana Saathiya’s Gopi: Ever since Gopi (Devoleena Bhattacharjee) got married in the Modi house; she has been put to test. Kokila (Rupal Patel) groomed her to be an ideal bahu, wife and mother. But all her life has been spent in making sacrifices for the family, keep them united and do all the household chores and in the end keep the husband and mother-in-law happy. If anything ever goes wrong, she gets blamed for it; without any explanations she is punished too. The show has taken several leaps, but Gopi’s fate never seems to have changed. It’s about time she lives for herself. When will she be her own priority?

Suhani Si Ek Ladki’s Suhani: She has a heart of gold and takes everyone by face value. She got married to someone who never loved her, but she accepted it as her fate. The elders of the house ridicule and humiliate her everyday because she is dark skinned, but she still doesn’t utter a word. She can see her so-called best friend trying to steal her husband, but she still stays mum. Frankly, her naivety is irritating. When will Suhani grow a brain and stand up for herself. The time has come and gone too.

Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyaar’s Ragini: She is strong, independent and has lived alone for 15 years. While we don’t know why she divorced Neil yet, it is obvious she is still in love with him. In spite of spending all her life to take care for her children, they still discredit her for the way she is. It’s high time she lives for herself, seeks her happiness, fights for her love. While it may be a difficult journey, there is just one life and if you don’t find happiness in that then there’s no point to living, right?

Today, on Women’s Day, we take a look at the most successful divas in the film industry and learn a few lessons from their lives…

Happy Women’ Day, y’all! It’s a great day to be a woman as all the love, pampering and respect will be showered on each one of you today. But as you enjoy being a woman today, take a look at these 5 important lessons you can learn from the top-most Bollywood divas!

Priyanka Chopra: Never be afraid to try out new things!

She started out as a model, became Miss World, entered into the film industry and slowly gained credibility as the most sought after actress. While many actresses would have stopped at that, PC decided to push the frontiers and she dabbled in music, which turned out to be one of the best decisions of her life! Now she has become a global icon and is doing an American show. What can you learn from this? Never say no to taking a risk and trying out something new, it will pay off!

Sonakshi Sinha: Haters can go suck it!

From those who watch her weight to the incredibly mean fashion police, Sona has faced criticism on many fronts. But how does one deal with all of it with a head held high? By telling haters to get a life! Jr Shotgun did just that when she made it clear to her haters that their rude remarks on her will never hurt her spirit. That is when she rose above and became awesome!

Alia Bhatt: Age is just a number!

The Shaadaar actor is just 21. Yes, you read that right. She has achieved way more than any other girl her age could achieve. She is more mature than her age, look at the kind of roles she is taking on! She is so cool laughing at herself and has the ability to admit to her flaws. That doesn’t just come with age!

Deepika Padukone: Stand up for yourself!

After the entire “Deepika cleavage controversy” the world started to look at actresses in a whole new light. They aren’t just props in a big-star studded movie anymore, they are rational people who have a voice and won’t take being treated like an object just because they are public figures. Deepika is an inspiration to every girl who decides to speak up!

Katrina Kaif: Don’t let others dictate how you want to live your life!

She came from a foreign land to rule the world of Bollywood but never did she compromise on how she wanted to live her life! She continues to be one of the most popular actresses and while it may grab eyeballs and be “against Indian culture”, Kat is happily living in with Ranbir! She lives her life on her own terms and doesn’t give two hoots about what others think of it. THAT is an important lesson to learn!

If your favourite Bollywood actresses have taught you unique lessons too, share them with me in the comments section below!

Over the years, there have been a handful of Indian actresses who have had us proud in the international arena. On the occasion of Women’s Day, lets take a look at these B-town beauties

The reach of Indian cinema is expanding with every passing day, as a number of Indian films are winning accolades at international film festivals. While India is still vouching for the elusive Oscar, it is not just films which put Indian cinema on the world map. On the occasion of International Women’s Day, I bring you a list of 5 Indian women from the field of entertainment who have made us proud by making their mark internationally

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

The ethereal beauty, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, made Indians stand up with pride when she won the Miss World beauty pageant in 1994. Since then she has never looked back. It is no doubt that she carved a niche for herself in Bollywood, but she time and again represented India at various film festivals especially Cannes. In fact, last year Aishwarya surprised the world by knocking of the weight gained after child birth,looking ravishing yet again at Cannes Film Festival. Government of France has honoured her with the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres award in 2012. She also starred in a handful of Hollywood films like Bride and Prejudice, Pink Panther 2 etc.

Priyanka Chopra

Another Miss World beauty pageant winner, who is making us beam with pride right now, is none other than Priyanka Chopra. She is considered to be one of the top actresses in Indian cinema, but it is her singing talent which got her international fame. Priyanka even collaborated with international artist like Pittbull for her hit single exotic. But that’s not all, as she recently signed a deal with ABC Studios to star in an American TV series Quantico, which has got all the fans upbeat and excited.

Freida Pinto

As if making her debut in Danny Boyle’s Oscar winning Slumdog Millionare was not enough, this Mumbai girl has now managed to crack into Hollywood, making her mark in Los Angeles and starring in some big films like Rise of the Planet of the Apes along side James Franco and Immortals starring Superman fame Henry Cavill. She has also bagged nominations for Bafta Awards and has been representing India in Hollywood since 2008.

Nimrat Kaur

We all know her from Ristesh Bhatia’s internationally acclaimed flick The Lunchbox, which was raved by everyone at Bafta Awards and Cannes Film Festival. She also made her mark in American television industry, when she starred in a famous series, Homeland, where her part for recurring the entire season 4. Now that Nimrat is set to make an impact at the desi audience with Akshay Kumar’s Airlift, she has already made a mark in the west and made us all proud by representing India at global level.

Mallika Sherawat

Known for introducing bold, explicit scenes to Bollywood films, Mallika shot to fame through Emraan Hashmi’s Murder. In no time, she bagged a film along with Jakie Chan titled Myth and became the face of Indian cinema to the world for a while. She later starred in Hollywood projects like Hisss and Politics of Love, and has attended various red carpet event across the globe, making heads turn with her fashion sense.

The renowned lyricist voiced his opinion in the parliament on the Nirbhaya documentary and what Delhi rapist Mukesh Singh recently said in a interview. Well, this is one video everyone should watch, share and applaud!

For the last few days, everyone on social media is fuming about Delhi rapist Mukesh Singh’s interview which was done by BBC. He had said, “A girl is far more responsible for rape than a boy. When being raped, she shouldn’t fight back. She should just be silent and allow the rape. Then they’d have dropped her off after ‘doing her’, and only hit the boy.”

Singh’s interview is a part of BAFTA winning filmmaker Leslee Udwin’s documentary India’s Daughter, which is about the 2002 Nirbhaya rape case in Delhi that shook the entire nation. While this documentary was aired prior to Women’s day in UK and a few other countries last night, it has been banned in India. Yesterday, an heated argument took place in the parliament over the documentary and Javed Akhtar vented out his anger over this issue.

Akhtar further added, “Acha hua ki yeh documentary bani isliye ke Hindustan ke karodon aadmiyon ko maalum hua ke wo rapist ki tarah sochte hain. Agar ye ganda lag raha hai toh unhe apni soch badalni chaiye.” (I’m happy that this documentary has been made. Crores of men in India now know what was the rapists opinion about this episode. And if someone has objection to this being telecast, then they should change their mind set!)

Here, we love how Farhan Akhtar’s father fiercely defends freedom of expression. And nobody should miss our legendary writer take on politicians…

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The ace musician is back with another fantastic song…

Kailash Kher has garnered rave reviews from the audiences and critics alike. Recently, he sang a song for the up coming bilingual movie in Hindi/Punjabi, Woman From The East aka Kudessan.

According to the sources, the movie is a women centric film that focuses about the plight of women in rural India. When Director Jeet Matharru approached Kailash Kher, he was astonished by the emotional lyrics. He asked him about the movie and was deeply moved. The song titled Beti, talks in length about the state of women in the country, akin the social developments and education.

The composer went long lengths discussing the flow of the song many a times making alterations and were happy to have Kailash on board. Stereotyping women and gender discrimination has been a common topic for many years. The movie reaches out to them. Directed by Jeet Matharru, Woman From The East depicts the plight of a poor Indian woman, who is marketed as an animal and is made alien right in her own mother land.

The Punjabi version of the movie titled Kudessan is set to release on the March 6, 2015 in North India and Overseas, celebrating the International Women’s Day being March 8.

So go ahead BollywoodLifers, listen to the song Beti and let us know your thoughts on the same.